AVY vs CITR vs IOSP Stock Comparison

Avery Dennison, CitroTech and Innospec Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVY Avery Dennison Corp
$190.01 +12.8% 1M +8.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.14B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
0.02%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
6 wins
CITR CitroTech Inc.
$2.39 -16.1% 1M -74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$52.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.35M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win
IOSP Innospec Inc.
$79.13 -19.7% 1M +6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.94B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.87B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Avery Dennison leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Avery Dennison 6, Innospec 2, CitroTech 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVYCITRIOSPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.14B $52.97M $1.94B AVY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.0x -1.7x 13.9x IOSP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x — 17.0x IOSP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -26.4% +4.7% AVY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% -2,373.6% 7.4% AVY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.9% -74.6% +6.9% AVY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +41.6%/yr -3.4%/yr CITR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 24.0% 84.1% 31.3% AVY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 25/100 65/100 AVY

Percentile Scorecard

AVYCITRIOSP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAVYCITRIOSP
Valuation 62 #37 of 95 5 #90 of 95 69 #30 of 95
Growth 76 #23 of 93 5 #88 of 93 46 #51 of 93
Profitability 90 #10 of 89 2 #87 of 89 60 #36 of 89
Financial Health 34 #64 of 96 93 #8 of 96 86 #14 of 96
Shareholder Returns 76 #19 of 75 18 #62 of 75 62 #29 of 75
Overall 67 25 65
  • AVY ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CITR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • IOSP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAVYCITRIOSPSPY
1 month +12.8%-16.1%-19.7% -5.9%
3 months +9.2%-59.6%-13.5% -4.6%
6 months +14.8%-65.0%+3.2% +0.2%
Year to date +4.5%-70.4%+3.4% +7.5%
1 year +8.9%-74.6%+6.9% +8.2%
3 years +6.1%-13.4%-21.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +2.0%-4.7%-7.7% +19.0%
5 years -16.1%+469.0%-15.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -3.4%+41.6%-3.4% +9.4%
10 years +168.8%+44,159.3%+42.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.4%+83.9%+3.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAVYCITRIOSPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 24.0%84.1%31.3% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 21.7%85.0%36.2% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.480.580.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.37-0.890.22 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.3%-80.9%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.8%-76.3%-22.0% -5.9%
52-week high $197.45$10.09$101.41 $779.14
52-week low $153.01$2.39$65.89 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAVYCITRIOSP
P/E now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 21.2x -1.6xmedian 21.2x 14.0xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 39.9xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.7x -3.4xmedian 11.7x 8.3xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 17.0x -6.9xmedian 17.0x 42.7xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 1.5x 6.0xmedian 1.5x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.26median 1.76 0.01median 1.76 3.91median 1.76

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAVYCITRIOSP
Revenue $9.36B $1.35M $1.87B
Gross profit $2.70B -$69.56K $518.30M
Operating income $1.19B -$17.96M $164.70M
Net income $708.30M -$24.14M $140.00M
Free cash flow $1.04B -$7.82M $45.60M
R&D – $327.90K $55.20M
EPS (diluted) $9.33 $-1.47 $5.63
Cash & equivalents $271.40M $2.52M $251.90M
Total debt $3.62B – –
Shares (diluted) 75.90M 21.75M 24.74M
Enterprise value $13.18B $33.70M $859.93M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAVYCITRIOSP
P/E 20.3x -1.6x 14.0x
P/FCF 13.8x -6.9x 42.7x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x -6.9x 19.0x
P/S 1.5x 39.9x 1.0x
P/B 6.0x 6.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 8.8x 13.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x -3.4x 8.3x
EV/EBIT 14.9x -2.9x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 1.9x 38.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 17.1x -6.6x 37.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.5x -6.6x 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.26 0.01 3.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVYCITRIOSP
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -26.4% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 134.1% -1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.8% -117.9% 3.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.4% -39.1% -4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.9% -118.1% 33.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -134.7% 0.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 1.8% 29.2% 70,100%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -162.9% 3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 4.6% 68.0% 11,795%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% -171.6% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.6% -151.6% -1.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.4% -108.6% -21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 51.7% -139.8% -18.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.6% -108.7% -33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVYCITRIOSP
Gross margin 28.8% -5.2% 27.7%
EBITDA margin 16.4% -1,128% 10.9%
Operating margin 12.7% -1,330% 8.8%
Pretax margin 10.4% -1,788% 9.3%
Net margin 7.6% -2,374% 7.4%
FCF margin 11.1% -579.5% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 13.0% -576.8% 5.5%
Return on equity 30.1% -272.8% 10.3%
Return on assets 7.7% -216.8% 7.6%
Return on invested capital 14.4% – –
Return on capital employed 18.9% -167.6% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.3x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 742.9% 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVYCITRIOSP
Debt / assets 39.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x – –
Debt / FCF 3.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 73.9% 10.2% 25.7%
Equity / assets 26.1% 89.8% 74.3%
Interest coverage 8.2x -10.0x –
Current ratio 1.2x 8.8x 2.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 6.4x 1.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 6.0x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 3.69 8.97 5.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVYCITRIOSP
Dividend yield 2.0% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield 2.6% -0.5% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 4.7% -0.5% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 41.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.5% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAVYCITRIOSP
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 – 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.62FY2026 – $4.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 – -11.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% – +25.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.87BFY2026 – $1.85BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.3%FY2026 – +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.3% – +15.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVYCITRIOSP
Held by institutions 97.4% 9.7% 99.8%
Institutions holding 784 26 278
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.7% +24.3% -1.4%
Institutions buying 383 20 144
Institutions selling 273 1 97
Buyers to sellers 1.40 20.00 1.48

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AVYCITRIOSP
AVY 1.00 0.02 0.23
CITR 0.02 1.00 -0.04
IOSP 0.23 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVY, CITR and IOSP?

Avery Dennison (AVY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Avery Dennison (AVY) $14.14B, CitroTech (CITR) $52.97M, Innospec (IOSP) $1.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVY, CITR and IOSP?

Innospec (IOSP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Avery Dennison (AVY) 20.0x, CitroTech (CITR) -1.7x, Innospec (IOSP) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Innospec (IOSP) is cheapest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 17.9x, Innospec (IOSP) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Avery Dennison (AVY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Avery Dennison (AVY) +6.8%, CitroTech (CITR) -26.4%, Innospec (IOSP) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Avery Dennison (AVY) has the highest net margin (Avery Dennison (AVY) 7.6%, CitroTech (CITR) -2,373.6%, Innospec (IOSP) 7.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Avery Dennison (AVY) returned the most: Avery Dennison (AVY) +8.9%, CitroTech (CITR) -74.6%, Innospec (IOSP) +6.9%. Over five years, CitroTech (CITR) compounded fastest (Avery Dennison (AVY) -3.4%/yr, CitroTech (CITR) +41.6%/yr, Innospec (IOSP) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Avery Dennison (AVY) 0.02%, CitroTech (CITR) 0.00%, Innospec (IOSP) 0.00%. CitroTech (CITR) and Innospec (IOSP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Avery Dennison (AVY) has been the steadiest (Avery Dennison (AVY) 24.0%, CitroTech (CITR) 84.1%, Innospec (IOSP) 31.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVY, CITR and IOSP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Avery Dennison (AVY) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.